Walter Davis stats

Last played for the Denver Nuggets, 1991-92

Shooting guard

Age 72

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Walter Davis played 15 NBA seasons, 1977-78 to 1991-92.

Stats

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
18.9
REB
3.0
AST
3.8
STL
1.2
BLK
0.1
TS%
55.8
MIN
27.9
GP
1,033

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1977-78PHX24.26.03.41.40.257.732.081
1978-79PHX23.64.74.31.90.360.630.879
1979-80PHX21.53.64.51.50.360.830.875
1980-81PHX18.02.63.91.20.257.928.078
1981-82PHX14.41.92.90.80.155.321.555
1982-83PHX19.02.55.01.50.254.831.180
1983-84PHX20.02.65.51.40.255.932.678
1984-85PHX15.01.54.30.80.050.624.823
1985-86PHX21.82.95.21.40.053.632.070
1986-87PHX23.63.14.61.20.156.233.579
1987-88PHX17.92.34.11.30.053.728.768
1988-89DEN15.61.92.30.90.154.422.981
1989-90DEN17.52.62.20.90.153.323.769
1990-91DEN/POR13.02.51.81.10.050.620.971
1991-92DEN9.91.51.50.60.051.416.146

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
18.6
REB
3.1
AST
4.0
STL
1.1
BLK
0.2
TS%
54.4
MIN
28.0
GP
78

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
19,521
REB
3,053
AST
3,878
STL
1,280
BLK
133
TO
2,541
FGM
8,118
3PTM
157
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1977-78PHX1,95948427311320283786—
1978-79PHX1,86837333914726293764—
1979-80PHX1,613272337114192426570
1980-81PHX1,40220030297122225937
1981-82PHX7941031624631123503
1982-83PHX1,521197397117121886657
1983-84PHX1,5572024291071221365220
1984-85PHX3453598180501393
1985-86PHX1,52320336199321962418
1986-87PHX1,86724436496522677921
1987-88PHX1,21715927886312648836
1988-89DEN1,26715119072513253620
1989-90DEN1,2071791555991024976
1990-91DEN/POR9241811258038840311
1991-92DEN4577068291451855

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
24.4
REB
3.9
AST
4.9
STL
1.6
BLK
0.2
TS%
55.8
MIN
27.9
GP
1,033

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1977-78PHX27.26.83.81.60.257.732.081
1978-79PHX27.65.55.02.20.460.630.879
1979-80PHX25.14.25.31.80.460.830.875
1980-81PHX23.13.35.01.50.357.928.078
1981-82PHX24.13.24.91.30.255.321.555
1982-83PHX22.02.95.81.70.254.831.180
1983-84PHX22.12.96.11.50.255.932.678
1984-85PHX21.82.26.21.20.050.624.823
1985-86PHX24.53.35.91.60.053.632.070
1986-87PHX25.43.34.91.30.156.233.579
1987-88PHX22.52.95.11.60.053.728.768
1988-89DEN24.53.03.61.40.254.422.981
1989-90DEN26.63.93.31.40.253.323.769
1990-91DEN/POR22.44.33.11.90.050.620.971
1991-92DEN22.13.43.41.30.051.416.146

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
1,033
ESPN
30,874.0
YAHOO
30,699.6
ESPN/G
29.9
YAHOO/G
29.7

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1977-78PHX812,954.03,065.336.537.8
1978-79PHX793,122.03,050.139.538.6
1979-80PHX752,689.02,601.935.934.7
1980-81PHX782,249.02,200.028.828.2
1981-82PHX551,207.01,195.621.921.7
1982-83PHX802,659.02,551.933.231.9
1983-84PHX782,680.02,586.934.433.2
1984-85PHX23511.0538.022.223.4
1985-86PHX702,349.02,395.133.634.2
1986-87PHX792,809.02,782.835.635.2
1987-88PHX681,991.01,965.829.328.9
1988-89DEN811,834.01,832.222.622.6
1989-90DEN691,711.01,756.324.825.5
1990-91DEN/POR711,456.01,489.720.521.0
1991-92DEN46653.0688.014.215.0

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
72 yearsSep 9, 1954
Experience
16 yearsDebut 1977
Birthplace
Pineville, NC
Rookie of the Year
1977-78
All-NBA Second Team
2x
All-Rookie First Team
1977-78

Latest performance

Walter Davis

Apr 19 · vs DAL · L 104-92

MIN
19
PTS
20
REB
0
AST
1
STL
0
BLK
0
FG%
50.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Sun, Apr 19vsDALL 104-92200119
Fri, Apr 17atSAL 108-94202121
Wed, Apr 15vsLALW 110-1076119
Sat, Apr 11atLACL 122-882105
Thu, Apr 09atSACL 124-10780520
Sun, Apr 05vsSAL 90-872105

What were Walter Davis's career stats?

Walter Davis played 15 seasons for the Suns and the Nuggets. His best season was 1977-78: 1,959 points, 484 rebounds and 273 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1977-78 to 1991-92

Walter Davis finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 58th in points (19,521)
  • 135th in assists (3,878)

Among the 2,820 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Walter Davis

Playoff series

Walter Davis played 78 games across 10 NBA postseasons in 18 series — 8 won, 10 lost.

Walter Davis's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1990-91OKCWon 3-251.81.00.6
1990-91UTAHWon 4-153.61.40.4
1990-91LALLost 0-335.31.00.3
1989-90SALost 0-3314.03.02.0
1988-89PHXLost 0-3325.71.71.3
1983-84PORWon 3-2526.42.68.6
1983-84UTAHWon 4-2624.73.25.2
1983-84LALLost 2-4623.82.35.8
1982-83DENLost 1-2326.05.04.3
1981-82DENWon 2-1322.35.74.0
1981-82LALLost 0-4415.01.34.5
1980-81SACLost 3-4716.02.73.1
1979-80SACWon 2-1319.02.76.0
1979-80LALLost 1-4521.83.03.4
1978-79PORWon 2-1326.35.36.7
1978-79SACWon 4-1519.43.65.0
1978-79OKCLost 3-4722.35.04.9
1977-78MILLost 0-2225.08.54.0

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Walter Davis’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.